confidence is completely different from skill. Public speaking or an ability to browse the internet are skills that do not necessarily translate to self confidence!

I have found that the best way to build self confidence is actually building yourself into believing that no matter what you do, you can never be wrong!..that thinking will naturally ooze from you!

Beaf:

Don't you think it is quite stup!d to call raw evidence "twisting" facts? Are you saying that none of the events I gave as examples occurred in the US? That would make you a liar.

I have provided evidence of two encounters on behalf of the US govt between the secret services and teenagers so far and I can provide enough further evidence to create a topic on its own, by the way.

Nobody is saying you cannot use hard and tough words; all I am saying is that people should not make threats, commit or solicit crimes, spread false rumours that threaten national security, make treasonous statements etc. I'm sure it doesn't require common sense to see reason with that, freedom of speech is quite different from impunity. If the security services are unleashed on subversives, who or what is gonna save you?

Also, do not hound others on the internet (like the clown called OAM4J). Every adult knows what is offensive and when they have crossed criminal bounds. I fully expect one or two NLers to be dealt with as things are, and nobody will know or hear about it.

Yeah right! You really do have an impressive opinion on the effectiveness of your security services don't you? The same ones that have no clue on how to stop the bombs from going off right beneath their noses?

This isn't Russia!...David Mark is a cursed b[i]a[/i]stard for even contemplating controlling the freedom of the people to speech!...Not only have these fucktards stolen all that was once good about this country, they now intend to take it a step further to steal the people's freedom of expression!...May Sango curse all their offsprings!..anuofia!

You must first narrow down which aspects of Finance interests you!

People spend their money on anything they want as long as they've earned it legally. You and i do not and should not necessarily have the same definition of what could be regarded as wasteful.

Some people work hard, save and invest money in the first place, based on the assumption that they are not likely to die the following week. Others simply want to live in the moment and not have to wait till they are 70 before they start to enjoy the goodies of life or buy their favorite sneakers. To each his own!

I work hard, invest as much as I can and go on holidays with whatever I've got left. It's the way I chose to live my life. I want to go into my 70s with the nostalgic feeling of the times i've spent hiking in Bali or scuba diving the great barrier reef. What's the point tying my millions down only so my kids could spend them on those holidays?

Entrepreneurs who make lots of money also indulge themselves with these nice treats. Otedola has a 20 million pounds Yacht. Anyone whose total family income is not up to a hundredth of that will probably think of that as a Waste, but Otedola has got only one life to live, if he dies tommorrow without spending a dime of it, all he's worked for will probably go to someone else who may or may not spend it lavishly.

Money is meant to be spent mate!


The argument that people who spend a lavishly on nice treaties may lose their jobs and be left broke is quiet a strong point. But the reality of life is that, everyone, entrepreneurs or employees, all face a certain uncertain future. I know of people who worked hard all their lives and invested in businesses that eventually suffered liquidity problems and went broke. I know of businesses that closed down due to increasing operating costs even though the owners have spent an entire life savings on it. I know of people who invested their life savings in equities that went down the drain a couple of years ago. The future is completely unknown, it's the risk we all take by choosing to live.

O.D.B.:
r231 = robot

LMAO!!!

Kobojunkie:

What do you mean by that? Are you telling me that in your state, you voted the wrong people to represent your state Nationally? That is UNACCEPTABLE for an excuse.
[size=16pt]These so called Kindagarteners are people who are in charge of MAKING LAWS FOR ALL OF NIGERIA.[/size] WHY DID YOU Vote them from your state to Represent you if you had no faith in their abilities

In a perfect world where elections are free and fair, it may be appropriate to blame electorates for who they voted for. Our's is far from being close to such perfection. If a lawmaker got his seat at the house by stealing 24 ballot boxes, then it is entirely inappropriate to claim he represents the electorate's wishes.

Someone may ask, if this is the case, why aren't the electorates fighting for their votes or wishes to be counted? The truth is they did!...they fought, cried, wailed and no one listened!...In the cases where they staged protests, the Police was sent after them and ordered to shoot to kill....In the cases where they sued for Justice,..erhm, what Justice? There's no Justice, there's only the man with a big fat wallet who's got loads of money to buy the Judges and keep em in his wallet!

Someone who wishes to hold a "not so realistic" point of view, may then ask "Why didn't the electorates just recall their lawmakers"...well here's the answer: Cos there's simply no one to bell the cat!...whoever attempts to do so may likely get a visit from paid marksmen with fully loaded Ak-47s!...Most people who died this way have died in vain. Till the end of time, the country will never bring Bola Ige's killers to Justice!

The system is whacked!...completely out of place!...most people who rather stay in their enclaves and learn the rules of the Jungle than be consumed by it.

I'd tell Tunde to do what he thinks his Children and his mum will be most proud of.

Another stupid waste of money!

Why not just spend the damn resources on upgrading existing healthcare infrastructure if the concern is to reduce maternal mortality?

People shouldn't be rewarded for scre[i]w[/i]ing their partners.

manny4life: I laughed so HARDDDDDD, I did not stop laughing.

Who ask for receipt when they go cut their hair? Nigerian man looks scared because it would have been double whammy. Tryna get free haircut, and the barber sounds Caribbean, and them people don't play with their money... crazy people... Dude got lucky because he didn't get slapped

This is the 5th time me watching this video and still laughing HARD, on the real though, no person will put their hands on me...The barber should've called the police and resolve the situation. The barber exposed himself to a lawsuit when he removed his wallet and put pushed him on the floor...

I swear, the video funny die.

"Oya give me re-sit" ***with strong face***

na by force to cut hair?

^^

antitpiah:

I am glad you enjoy forcing your unsolicited opinion on White people in your village because i also enjoy working with them here in Obodo-oyinbo. And, I hope they enjoy being around you and your friends and family. Because with the kind of Black pride and Africanism you have shown here, I will be terribly disappointed to find out that you are somewhere far away from Nigeria, having lied your way out of the country so you can enjoy the best our White masters have to offer in their cold countries.

You are not making any sense mate! You should have died a long time ago while you were nothing but just a s[i]p[/i]erm cell!

Your marginal contribution to the world's idiocy is alarming!

naptu2:


Hahahahahhahahhaahahhaha! You are arguing with F-Stranger (aka Anti-Tpia, Ojogbontomoye, Paptosibe, etc).

Oh!..i see!

he's always been a dunce, isn't he?

naptu2:

The Lord F-Stranger is one of the most intelligent people on nairaland. However, he loves going against popular opinion and provoking people. It makes nairaland great fun.

I'm not Fstranger, mate!...I'm much smarter than him.

antitpiah:

You see, having White people work for/with you make you happy . . . need I say more

It doesn't "make me happy" you dunce!...It makes me push my opinion where necessary, gets my job done and my salary paid. I couldn't care less if the person doing the job is white or green.

antitpiah:

Democracy is your father's idea on how to run your village abi? Abi the word Governor exist in your grandpa's vocab? Abi the English wey you dey write na your mama language? Ode oshi. Stupiddddd black man wan dey form yanga. Go form yanga with your fellow ape in your dark, untarred, highly uncivilized village, not here

Whether you want to admit it or not, everything we do, in one way or the other, is aimed at gaining acceptance and recognition from the more advanced species of our ever expanding kingdom.

You are a person!..a re[i]t[/i]ard!


I have white people in my office who arrange my meetings and do the spiral bindings while i go on lunch breaks and occasional relaxed adventures. I have white people on my team who sit back and listen to my opinion and brainstorm how an objective could be met!

I don't look up to white people, you disgraceful son of worm! i treat them as equals and also were necessary as Juniors. I don't aim to gain acceptance from what you dunce called "more advanced" species, i force my opinion on them!...The slave era was decades ago, you blithering i[i]d[/i]iot. The fact that your fathers were slaves and you still share in the slaving mindset does not mean everyone is you!

If you are so tied to your slaving past, i would encourage you to go drown yourself and not propagate your DNA through the gene pool any further.

antitpiah:

That is wrong because the White people we look up to dont do that. A police officer/ public officer in the West will never break laws just so he/she could arrest you for a common traffic offense. Our Governor-in-chief wants to turn Lagos to small London and he cant even play the part of the Mayor of small London perfectly. He needs to watch more videos on how Governors in the West conduct themselves. He needs to realize that he is not the traffic enforcer-in-chief and he cant be every where at all times. There are professionals, Like LASTMA, with constitutional responsibility and legal backing to enforce laws as regards to conduct of commuters on the BRT lane. It is better we as a people copy our White masters to the letter and allow these professionals to do their job without fear or favor.

You are a disgrace!...Go suck the white people's di[i]c[/i]k you blithering iidiot!....The instant i read the first crap you wrote, i knew you can't possibly have any smartness in you.

ndu_chucks:

I'm with you on the bolded, but I'd prefer that the governor puts effective enforcement mechanisms in place to achieve the objective. Having the Governor himself personally enforcing traffic laws is a sign of failure.

@naptu, I'm with you as well, but for goodness sake, the governor should not be out in the streets issuing citations for traffic violations.

Yes, we all prefer seeing effective enforcement mechanisms. You know, those street cameras, tracking devices, smart policing, an unbiased ruthless judicial system etc etc....We all want those!

But it won't happen just yet!..The country is in tatters, mostly left in this pitiable state by those who believe they are completely immune to the laws and could get away with anything. The only way we can get to the point we wanted is when more people are shown they can't get away with breaking common rules.

Leaders who aren't living by example must be made an example of!...that's the only way we can right the wrongs of the past and put the best foot forward to a better future!

ndu_chucks:

I honestly don't give a damn about your moral standards. I will state however that, most of what you wrote up there is not rocket science and is really common knowledge. Only a dullard will believe that there is no value in law enforcement.

Your rants however cannot rob me of my right to express my opinion. I maintain that this act by Fashola will not have any long lasting effect on the behavior of the people who break BRT rules. If you do not share my opinion that Fashola's act in this case is nothing more than a cheap publicity stunt, that's your own cup of tea.

Our law enforcement agencies can do better than this one off crap by Fashola. Fashola has no business personally enforcing traffic rules, why breach your own security protocol for cheap publicity?

I don't give a crap about Publicity stunt!....I want to see scapegoats! I want to see SCAPEGOATS!!!!

If more Publicity stunts will make some otherwise invincible folks with self conferred immunity, scapegoats, then that works for me. I say yes to more stunts please! It may not have a long lasting effect, but it does send out signals that this isn't a jungle just yet.


Everyone has a responsibility on enforcing law and order, traffic or not!...If is see someone being ra[i]p[/i]ed, i'd step in if i can, not wait for the Police. It is this crap "not my job" mentality that keeps pushing this country down the pit!....more is expected from you (even much more if you are educated and sensible) than folding your arms and expecting others to build your country for you.

ndu_chucks: Some Nigerians are jokers! Fashola did not arrest anyone, if anything, he caused a massive traffic jam which resulted in millions of naira in lost revenues related to productivity losses enabled by Fashola's gustapo activities. I'm not sure you people know the meaning of arrest. BTW which law did Fashola break by stopping his convoy in heavy traffic? Isn't that a lawless act as well?

This stunt reminds me of those of American rappers, just before they drop CDs. I suspect Fashola's new PR firm will get a bonus for setting this one up.

I can't believe the things i read sometimes!

Come here in a week, and you will see individuals like this and acidosis raising hell banners on why Nigeria is hell bent on the path to hell!


Nigerians are often born and raised without moral standards, and becoming naturally lawless. It now becomes laughable when these lawless individuals turn around to blame leaders for the country's many woes. If you want a better Nigeria, you must first be a better Nigerian, why is that even hard to understand?

Theoretically, millions of naira may have been lost in productivity, but the law, which is priceless, was enforced at that point in time. I can't see why any Nigerian with good intentions for the country will oppose such an action. What gave the military officer the right to drive on the wrong side of the road? Does he have a different Nigerian passport?

Nigerian men in uniform are known to often behave as though the law doesn't apply to them. Little wonder you have cases of battering and killings perpetuated by these people and times without number, get away without impunity. Someone has got to restore order!!!

I wonder if you will also repeat your nonsensical statement about the heavy traffic, if the governor had stopped to intervene in the case of a public member getting assaulted by the men in Uniform?

Sky-walker:


ode You forgot bad roads, pot holes You wont fix that,u happy with radar guns and "equipment to curb over speeding". get real guys.

Yeah, let's fix the pot holes, but let's leave the retards who drive at reckless speed any chance they've got. That should solve all our problems, dumb[i]as[/i]s.

"During [the electoral] campaign, our emphasis was more on job creation, power but now what worries us most is security,” he said. "This is because you must be alive before you will eat food”

Wow!...I didn't even know this.

He described security as “very, very fundamental,” saying, “If you are not safe, you can't even think of hunger because a dead person does not need food.”

This ought to go down in history as one of the greatest quotations ever made!...I'm yet to hear of anything witty and mind throbbing!...dead people don't need to be fed?...who would have known?

Okija_juju: Nigeria.. A country that puts the cart before the horse ...

What's the big deal about acquiring speed guns when their are no road signs in the country.. Even the bloody roads are not marked with white lines.. So what speed is over-speeding when there is no sign?

Nigerians are accustomed to a very lawless environment. I grew up in Naija learning basic road signs but it's only in very occasional cases that I have actually seen people pay attention to any of these. You see people speed over zebra crossings, park their danfos in areas which says "No parking" and smash up their gears in places where the signs says "slow down"!!!!

Someone has got to put some order in place.

Sky-walker:


WTF they dont even know the name of the equipment. is this FRSC problem or the newspaper reporting it?
Besides what is the speed limit in Nigeria. Another way to steal money in Nigeria. Bunch of idiots and fools

It does appear to me that you may be the i[i]d[/i]iot here. I can't honestly think of anything more symptomatic of stark insanity than calling someone who attempts to bring order to a chaotic environment an i[i]d[/i]iot.

Let's even assume for a minute that your foolish statement is correct and there are no speed limits on ANY road in Nigeria, should that also imply that such aberration must continue to exist? Isn't it smarter that a means to enforce a law exists before such laws come into effect? You shouldn't just jam your toothed mandibles together to appear intelligent.

If you can't support what appears to be a very smart move to reduce the number of fatal crashes that takes place on our highways by careless drivers, you should at least learn to shut your mouth. Silence, people say, is golden!

emi ni: @violent, thanks for that piece of advice.
As matter of fact, I have already established my fish farm since last year because i have long foreseen the situation of things. I have built a reasonable customer base. The market is very large to the point of making referrals to other fish farmers when there is no stock and customers are calling for supply. Like i mentioned earlier, i do it on part-time (have been off and on) due to my work schedule. My current plan is to resign and go into the business full-time. Once more, thanks a lot to you guys. Your comments have been a source of strengthening-aids.

Goodluck man!

spicy v:

Once again Violent... I am impressed with your logic as always.

Thanks Spicy, i'm much flattered to have been noticed in the first place.

yemmy_ma:

I agree with most of your comments. But one question is, how can he raise his children not to give anything to their country? Just send them abroad? or politically abuse the country like we have right now?

I guess that part of the long junk i typed up there was borne out of the temporary shock i felt that senior academic figures are being paid such ridiculous amount, than anything of common sense. The logic in not giving back anything to you country could be as mundane as not taking part in any charitable works to something as serious as not paying your taxes.

I unnerved a few of my friends the other day when i remarked that there aren't any hopes that the future of this country can still be salvaged from the mess my generation and my father's, have made of it. This thread further contributes to the strength my argument.

Words couldn't possibly describe what my initial reaction to OP's post was: Probably best described as a sequence of disbelief, skeptical, appalled and horrified (and in that order.) What sort of country pays it's teachers a basic salary of 104 dollars to teach the next generation of scholars?

The future of this country cannot hold, you simply can't by quality for cheap!!!! I have mentioned in one thread before, and i will do so here again: Woe betide whoever is spending funds that ought to be rightly spent on education in this country on holidays abroad and new houses in Maitama.


@OP. Sorry that all my rant isn't probably what you needed at this point, i was probably a little out of touch to be jolted back to reality by your thread. I have often encouraged people to learn to draw a line on just how much they or their service is worth and to learn not to sell below this line!....I'm not in a position to judge whoever is paying you 17 grand a month. His or her ability to afford your services will depend on how much he or she is making as profit at the end of the day. You, sir, however, have options and if i were you, i know what i will be choosing. Unless if of course, you are a staunch believer of the hugely sold crap about teachers rewards being in heaven.

Here's what i will do if at the end of the day if i couldn't get an academic job that pays a lot more than this: I will channel my efforts into my fish farm. I will build networks with anyone that can afford to at least buy a fish (and for those who can't, they probably have families and friends who can). I will seek to expand my sales and market dominance within local market and among retailers on a strict cash and carry basis. I will begin building my contacts by speaking to the parents and guardians of my student/pupils. Once I've had a strong base of loyal costumers, i will resign my current low paying job to focus more on my fish farm. Lastly, I will raise my kids never to give anything to this country and to take from it everything!!

But then, that's just me.

Note that this assumes that you have a strong knowledge of fish farming and a great personality to build networks. If in the case you don't have a strong knowledge of fish farming, the word fish in the preceding paragraph could be replaced with anything from cassava to cow milk.

Goodluck and all the best.

oluseg2:

20k X 12=240k. This is still enough to rent a two bedroom flat in Iyana-Ipaja or Egbeda axis.
The problem most people have is that they tend to live above their mains.

How is this even remotely possible? Won't they get electrocuted if they lived above their mains?

377: My first degree was in Abia state university,masters in financial economics university of Abuja.Msc Financial mathematics National mathematical Center abuja.is a joint degree programme with Uniabuja.i want to thank every body for ur advice.the position d gave me is project development officer.God will help me.

In which sector does this company operate?

In my opinion, you really can't complain of a lower wage if the company and the sector commands such. It wouldn't matter how brilliant your academics are. If my driver has an MBA from Harvard, i wouldn't really pay him a hundred grand because of his degree.

I know being out of Job is not easy, but sometimes, being pigeonholed in a company or a sector where you don't belong isn't necessarily better. Why, with a masters in Financial Mathematics would you want to work as a Project Development officer? You are bloody better than that mate!!!!

Get out there and network. Prove yourself and show people what kind of stuff you are made up. Write a sample proposal for a risk model and send it out to financial houses. Get on excel and design optimization spreadsheets that anyone will kill for. Truth is, people may not know what their company is missing until you show them.

Unfortunately, this is not as easy as i may be making it, but I've been there and i have done it, and i know it is doable. My experience is probably a lot worse than yours.

Woe betide whoever embezzled funds allocated to the education sector.

I'm gobsmacked to learn of how "fresh graduates" tend to present themselves with "red flagged" Engrrissh these days.

I think how people bring up their kids matters more, regardless of what technology they are exposed to at a tender age. Kids can learn and develop variety of skills if exposed early to sound technology, what counts more are the core principles and values you instill in them....It wouldn't matter who he's chatting with on his BB, as long as he understands what you parents consider acceptable and what is not...he should also understand that you won't bat an eye to enforce the boundaries between the good, the bad and the unspeakable.

Social skills are developed at a tender age, Parents, in their paranoia to shield their kids from the ugly world should not restrict their ability to grow and develop freely. [i]P[/i]orn is always going to be everywhere, you can't shield your kids completely from it....you can only instill in them good moral values.